The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-05-21

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ers now have the matter under advisement
Mexico has just passed the penalty OF
death upon two of her army officers fol
coming to the United States and for a
period reveling in intoxlcation. 1t is re-
ported that the United States government
will ask that their sentences be committed
General Walker, the Partisan consul,
has resigned and over four hundred appli-
cations for the vacancy have been made
Mr.. Walker, though a republican, was re
tanned under Cleveland's administration
owing to his thorough knowledge of the
silver question.
A novelty in the strike line has recent
ly developed itself in Chicago, by 1000
bricklayers and stone masons requesting
that their pay day be changed from Mon
day to Saturday, and where the demand
was refused the men laid down their trow-
els and ceased working.
Gen. Viscount Tani, commissioner of
agriculture and commerce, of Japan, and
five other gentlemen connected with the
same department, arrived in Washington
on the 18th inst. They are in this coun-
try to study the American systems of agri-
culture and transportation.
A new discovery has been made in the
shape of the author of the fraudulent al
legged Parnell letter, it being positively
known from an examination of the hand
writing of Richard Pigott that he is the
person who indited the mysterious epistle,
and for blackmalling purposes.
The Montana Regent has downed the
Baldwin stables at Louisville, KY, and
Mr.. Morrisey has pocketed the neat sum
of $4,000. So far, the Regent has sur
passed any entries made against him, and
it is predicted that before the season is
over, he will astonish the world.
The residence of T. F. Oakes, in ST..
Paul, was purchased by him for 100000
and quite recently disposed of for $780,
900. 1t is said to have been bought by
the church as a residence for Bishop Ire
land. At any rate the ex-railroad presi-
dent realized a neat revenue from the sale
In consequence of the lockout of master
masons in Chicago there are now over
fifteen thousand building laborers out Of
employment, and the army is being daily
added to. The brickmakers and other
material men have agreed to stand by the
contractors and sell nothing during the
trouble.
A special from Austin, Texas says:
Fifty armed men are leaving here by train
for Mcneil, this state, ten miles from
here, near which point big robbery OF
a north bound train IS reported. One pas
senger is reported to have been shot in
the arm. There seems to be no doubt of
the robbery.
A horrible accident took place on the
D. & r. G.. railroad, near Midland tunnel,
on Saturday last. James Manning, a boy
of fourteen, was literally blown to pieces
through an explosion of giant powder.
He had been dispatched to the magazine
for box of this explosive, and it is
thought he stumbled and fell, whilst car
rying the box and thus came to his un-
timely end.
Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel's lieutenant
in the Northwest rebellion, was offered
great inducements by Bill Cody to ac-
company the "Wild West" show to Lon
don, but "Gabe" thought Johnny Bull
would have more than ordinary curiosity
to see him, owing to his participation in
the rebellion, and concluded a visit to
England would not be wise just at present.
Bismarck special: The crew on the
steamer Rosebud struck near Berthold
while the boat was en- route up the river,
and Capt. Todd was compelled to employ
a gang of Indians. This Is the first time
that the entire boat crew On the river has
been composed of Indians and it is nov
city in the steamboat business. The In
dians were willing to work, but the cap
tain had picnic teaching them to perfom
the duties of the roustabouts.
The city authorities at San Francisco
are making preparations to disinter 10000
people that have been buried in ceme-
terry adjacent to that place, and out of
this number there are at least 5000 Mon
golians. Their remains will be removed
to China an3, as the permit therefor has a
fee attached in such cases of $40 per cap
ita, it will net the San Franciscans $780,
900, which it is their intention to expend
in the purchase and ornamentation of a
new site, several miles distant from the
city.
There is lack of white laborers on the
Cascade division of the Northern Pacific,
and few days ago an endeavor was made
to secure number of Cinnamon, but it was
found impossible for peculiar reason.
Nine Cinnamon were killed there last